Arizona (Battleship)

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The Edward M. Doran Collection, 1938 - 1996, consists of documents, records, correspondence, official Navy documents, certifications, organization memberships, magazines, newspaper clippings, and biographies on Edward M. Doran. This collection contains material related to retired lieutenant commander Edward Doran’s personal life and military service. Within the collection, there is a special focus on Edward Doran’s experience surviving Pearl Harbor.

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The Thomas Raymond Jones Papers contains personal photographs and letters, as well as documents and official correspondence regarding Ensign Jones’ service in the United States Naval Reserve and his death during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Abstract The Vernon L. Thompson Collection comprises fourteen photographs and one news clipping documenting U.S. Navy operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II, with an emphasis on the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. The collection includes images of the attack and its aftermath, such as the burning USS West Virginia (BB-48) and the sinking USS Arizona (BB-39), as well as broader photographs of naval combat, aviation, and shipboard operations. It appears to relate to the naval...

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The William C. Capshaw Papers document the military service of William Cody Capshaw, a Marine Corps veteran from Oklahoma. He survived the attack on Pearl Harbor aboard the USS Nevada (BB-36) and was wounded at the Battle of Eniwetok. Materials include correspondence, photographs, notebooks, news clippings, and military and Veterans’ Administration records.